Defensive concept Synonyms

Definitions for Defensive


  • (adjective) intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression
  • (noun) a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attack
  • (noun) an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

Definitions for Concept


  • (noun) an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation
  • (noun) something imagined or pictured in the mind
  • (noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances